Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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FWUS45 KVEF 152255
AVGVEF
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 10 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 62 55 53 51 49 47 57 61 59 53 51 50 48 46 55 60 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 46 63
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 16 17 18 18 17 10 14 18 19 25 28 28 23 12 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 10.2 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.2 10.2 10.7 10.7 10.0 9.3 8.7 8.4 8.2 9.3 10.1 10.1
...MT TOM (11594 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 10 5 10 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 55 49 46 45 43 44 50 55 52 47 45 42 40 42 47 53 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 55 40 54
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 14 13 13 14 11 13 16 16 18 20 19 18 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.2 9.1 10.2 10.8 10.6 10.0 9.4 8.8 8.5 8.3 9.3 10.1 10.1
...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 10 5 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 58 43 41 39 37 41 57 60 55 41 39 37 35 40 56 58 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 60 35 59
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW S S W W W W SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 16 8 8 10 10 8 10 16 16 9 12 17 18 12 11 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 10.8 10.2 9.8 9.5 9.4 10.4 11.3 11.5 10.5 9.5 8.9 8.5 8.3 9.8 10.6 10.7
...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 5 10 0 0 5 10 5 10 5 10 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 58 52 48 46 42 38 52 57 55 50 46 44 40 37 51 56 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 59 37 58
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 13 14 16 17 10 12 14 14 18 20 23 20 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.2 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.1 10.3 10.7 10.7 10.1 9.4 8.8 8.4 8.3 9.4 10.2 10.2
...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 15 5 5 5 5 20 30 20 10 10 20 15 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 63 57 54 53 52 55 62 65 61 55 53 52 51 53 61 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 65 50 65
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 13 12 16 17 19 13 11 9 13 14 16 17 13 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 23 29 28 34 33 32 26 24 21 29 33 35 33 25 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 12.7 12.1 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.4 12.1 12.2 12.4 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.2 12.0 11.7
...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW SC CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 45 20 25 5 5 10 25 40 25 15 15 30 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 54 51 49 48 48 49 52 54 52 50 48 47 47 48 51 53 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 55 46 54
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 13 13 18 17 19 18 18 16 13 12 18 20 21 18 14 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 10 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.4 12.2 12.3 12.5 11.7 11.4 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.9 11.6
...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 15 5 5 5 5 15 20 15 10 10 25 15 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 62 56 54 52 52 54 62 63 61 54 52 51 50 53 61 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 65 49 64
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 14 13 17 17 19 13 11 10 14 14 17 17 13 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 24 31 31 35 34 33 27 25 23 31 33 36 34 25 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.7 12.7 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.4 12.1 12.1 12.4 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.3 12.1 11.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN